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12/20/2004:

"Guyana: Draft Amerindian Act purges colonial relics"

Amerindian village councils will have clearer governance guidelines under new draft legislation which sheds its precursor's maligned colonial paternalism for more democratic principles.

The new legislation when enacted will be the most recent attempt to legally enshrine community rights and protections which first began with the 1976 Amerindian Act that governs indigenous lands.

Full Article : stabroeknews.com